24-year-old man killed in Route 55 crash

MANTUA TWP. -- A 24-year-old man was killed when his car hit a tree and turned over in the Route 55 median near Exit 53.

The crash was reported at 6:58 a.m. by a passing motorist. New Jersey State Police Sgt. Stephen Jones said the tree fell on the 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII, making the wreck barely visible from the highway. Jones said the crash may have happened during the night.

The driver, George Dewinton III, 24, of Deptford, reportedy left a party some time after midnight, Jones said. Dewinton was not wearing a seat belt, he said.